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dipping into

dipping into is the present participle and gerund of dip into.

Meaning of dip into

Verb

dip into (third-person singular simple present dips into, present participle dipping into, simple past and past participle dipped into)

  1. (transitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: dip into.
    • Dip the teabag into the cup.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To spend some of a source of money (such as one's savings).
    • If people in the community wish HCHS to survive, then it's time they dip into the old checkbook and demonstrated their commitment.1976 August 28, John C. Lawrence, “H.C.H.S Support”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 9, page 5
  3. (idiomatic, transitive) To read, examine or engage in (something) in a cursory or casual manner.
    • Dip into a nice book.

Questions about dipping into

What is dipping into the present participle and gerund of?
Dipping into is the present participle and gerund of dip into.

Words near dipping into in the dictionary

  1. dippin'
  2. dippiness
  3. dipping
  4. dipping a toe into
  5. dipping bird
  6. dipping into
  7. dipping needle
  8. dipping needles
  9. dipping one's finger in
  10. dipping one's pen in someone's inkwell
  11. dipping one's toe in

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dipping into (page history and authors); dip into (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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